[GRASSweb-list] hamish: web/announces abstract_grass620.txt, 1.1, 1.2

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Author: hamish

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 [DAY] [MONTH] 2006
 http://grass.itc.it
 
-This new stable release includes hundreds of new features and support for
-the latest GIS data formats.
+This new stable release includes hundreds of new features, support for
+the latest GIS data formats, and has been translated into many languages.
 
 The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) is a Geographic
 Information System (GIS) used for spatial modeling, visualization of both
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 The GRASS GIS project is developed under the terms of the GNU General
 Public License (the GPL) by volunteers the world over. GRASS differs
 from many other GIS software packages used in the professional world
-in that it is developed and distributed by users for users; mostly
-on a volunteer basis, in the open, and is given away for free. Emphasis
-is placed on interoperability and unlimited access to data as well as
-software flexibility and evolution rate (both added features and bug
-minimization).
+in that it is developed and distributed by users for users, mostly on
+a volunteer basis, in the open, and is given away for free. Emphasis is
+placed on interoperability and unlimited access to data as well as on
+software flexibility and evolution rate. The source code is freely
+available allowing for immediate customization, examination of the 
+underlying algorithms, addition of new features, and fast bug fixing.
 
 GRASS is currently used around the world in academic and commercial
-settings, as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental
+settings as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental
 consulting companies.